How To Install liblas-c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblas-c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. liblas-c-dev is ASPRS LiDAR data translation library - C development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblas-c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblas-c-dev

liblas-c-dev is:

libLAS is a C/C++ library for reading and writing ASPRS LAS versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 data. The LAS format is a sequential binary format used to store data from sensors and as intermediate processing storage by some LiDAR-related applications. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is an optical remote sensing technology that measures properties of scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant target. The prevalent method to determine distance to an object or surface is to use laser pulses.

This package contains the development files to build applications in C.

There are three methods to install liblas-c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liblas-c-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblas-c-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblas-c-dev

Install liblas-c-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblas-c-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblas-c-dev

Install liblas-c-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install liblas-c-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblas-c-dev

How To Uninstall liblas-c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblas-c-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblas-c-dev

Uninstall liblas-c-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblas-c-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblas-c-dev

Remove liblas-c-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblas-c-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblas-c-dev

Remove liblas-c-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblas-c-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblas-c-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblas-c-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.